At high altitudes and in the vacuum of space, keeping electronics cool can be difficult when air is scarce. Scientists from the University of Virginia are investigating ways that plasma, a state of ...

A strange new phase of ice has been discovered during experiments with the world's largest X-ray laser. Meet ice XXI, a bizarre phase that forms at room temperature, under extreme pressure. The ...

You know that freeze-ray gun that “Batman” villain Mr. Freeze uses to “ice” his enemies? A University of Virginia professor thinks he may have figured out how to make one in real life. The discovery – ...